At 2:13, the music video for "Nikes" includes a reference to the Heaven's Gate cult, the San Diego-based religious group who believed an alien spaceship traveling behind the Hale-Bopp comet would pick them up if they committed mass suicide. On March 26, 1997, thirty-nine members of the group were discovered dead after their leader persuaded them to take Phenobarbital (a powerful sedative used to treat seizures) mixed with apple sauce and vodka. They were found in the bunk-beds of their compound covered in purple sheets, each wearing sweatsuits and a brand-new pair of Nike Decade sneakers.
The music video contains the lines, "Don't take no photos in the party, that's rule number one! Rule number two, don't take no photos in the party!" a reference to the first two 'rules' of Fight Club (1999), recited by the character Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt) and reiterated throughout the famous film, "The first rule of Fight Club is: you do not talk about Fight Club. The second rule of Fight Club is: you DO NOT talk about Fight Club!"
The portrayal of twin girls is a homage to the famous scene in Stanley Kubrick's legendary film The Shining (1980). Frank Ocean is a fan of Kubrick, even mentioning him by name in the songs Frank Ocean: Provider (2017) and Frank Ocean: Novacane (2011).
The scenes of Frank Ocean on stage, basked in the limelight, dressed in a sparkling jumpsuit, emulates the ballerina-inspired film Black Swan (2010).
The only video produced for Frank Ocean's album 'Blonde,' which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart.